Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,823 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Andrew F. Brimmer (1926-2012)
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A’Lelia Walker (1885-1931)
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Leo Branton Jr. (1922-2013)
Wanda Coleman
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Wanda Evans Coleman (1946-2013)

Explore Global African History

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Clara Ledesma (1924-1999)
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The Second Italo-Abyssinian War (1935–1936)
The Empire of Songhai
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Songhai Empire (ca. 1375-1591)
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Operations Moses, Joshua, and Solomon (1984-1991)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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The Black Laws of Oregon, 1844-1857
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Juanita Jewel Shanks Craft (1902-1985) and the Long Civil Rights Movement in Texas
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March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963: One Participant Remembers
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Garveyism Looks Toward the Pacific: The UNIA and Black Workers in the American West

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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11/26/2021 – Executive Director – Seattle, Washington